...the only time "gay" was mentioned these past weeks was by Jerry Falwell, whose obscene thinking blamed much of the mayhem on what he called God's revenge against us...
Gay people were killed on the planes that crashed in the Pennsylvania field, in the World Trade Center, and at the Pentagon....
Mark Bingham, a gay passenger has been credited by Sen. Barbara Boxer with helping to divert flight 93 away from Washington.
David Charlebois, a gay man, was the co-pilot on American Flight 77 that crashed into the Pentagon.
Graham Berkeley and Joe Ferguson, two gay men, lost their lives on Fight 175 and Flight 77.
On the scene, countless firefighters, police and rescue workers were and are members of our community.
Now more than ever, it is important to tell stories about gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered victims and heroes.